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VairForce 03.2012.pub
Tony Fiore Memorial CORSA Chapter Newsletter Award Winner Old Cars Weekly 2010 Golden Quill Award Honorable Mention VaIrFOrce Volume 39 - Number 3 March 2012 Chapter Bay State 017 Corvairs VairForce 1 March 2012 BAY STATE CORVAIR OFFICERS Vice-President Membership Chair: President: Ray Bombardier 6 Kraft Road Milford, MA 01757 (508) 473-7026 [email protected] Chuck Leonard 4 Tyson Road S. Easton, MA 02375 (508) 238-0455 [email protected] Treasurer: Secretary/Editor: Peter Roca 51 Everett Street N. Attleboro, MA 02760 (508) 316-1661 [email protected] David McMillan 33 Woodhaven Blvd. N. Providence, RI 02911 (401) 231-0784 [email protected] Tech Advisor: Tech Advisor: Lionel Bernard 27 MacArthur Drive Millbury, MA 01527 508-754-2097 [email protected] Jim Bengiovanni 6 Allen Road Milford, MA 01757 508-473-4989 [email protected] CORSA Representative: CORSA Representative: MAAC Representative: NECC Representative: Karl Haakonsen Roslindale, MA (617) 469-2692 [email protected] Jason Cesana, VP CORSA CORSA Eastern Director Manville, RI (401) 692-0852 [email protected] Tom Russ Milford, MA (508) 478-6678 [email protected] Bob Sedani (508) 584-7792 [email protected] Refreshment Coordinator: Cathy McCafferty N. Attleboro, MA (508) 643-3880 Event Coordinator: Sharon Leonard (508) 238-0455 [email protected] Event Coordinator: Elaine Sedani (508) 584-7792 [email protected] [email protected] On the Front Cover: A 1963 convertible Monza that the editor and his lovely wife happened upon during a trip to Connecticut on the weekend. It was on Rte.184 near Stonington. Bay State Corvairs VairForce On the Back Cover: Jim Kenyon sent this in via his cell phone. For sale! Twenty percent of sale to be donated to BSCC! Details on Page 12! 2 March 2012 A View From the Front By Ray Bombardier, BSCC President Hello everyone and welcome to March in New England. I’m writing this column on a windy Saturday afternoon, February 25th and since I’ve sat down to write, the weather has changed from sunny to getting dark, what looked like a full scale blizzard with the snow coming down sideways, (more than I’ve seen all winter), back to sunny all within a 15 minute span. Talk about New England’s changeable weather; you’ve gotta’ love it! I don’t know about you but I’m so disappointed that ‘Black Beauty’, (my ’62 Corvair), has been in storage so far away during this so-called winter. Actually it’s not ‘that far’ away but just far enough that you wouldn’t just shoot over and drive it home on a whim. It’s wintering all safe and sound in my brother Paul’s garage located in an ‘Over 55’ community in Middleboro, (yes, that Middleboro, ‘Home of the Rotary’). It’s about 55 minutes from Milford. I had stored it in a local Storage Unit type of facility locally for a few years which was handy but also cost around $500. per season. For a couple of years I got a bigger unit and shared space and expenses with Mark Tinley and his awesome Evening Orchid Corsa Convertible but my brother offered his home garage as he winters in sunny Florida so that was too good to pass up, (for free). Rest assured if it was closer I’d have been out there cruisin’ all winter. ‘Black Beauty’ has a good heater but the defroster leaves something to be desired. Mickey & Minnie had probably set up housekeeping in there sometime over the last 50 years and left a little blockage in the hoses. This reminded me of Tom Russ’s article last year where the inside of his Corvair resembled a well shaken ‘snow globe’ when years of accumulated nest stuff finally became dislodged and shot out of his defroster vents raining down throughout the interior of his ’69 Coupe. Thoughts of having to go to a Taylor Rental Center to locate a Hazmat Suit to wear while trying to clean out the mess left from unclogging my defroster hoses come to mind and I’m thinking, as long as the car’s warm the windshield will clear in time. I’d never take my car out if there was salt or chemical residue on the roads. There’s an old saying, “be careful what you wish for as it may come true.” That’s probably true here because if the car was here, I’d drive it and who knows maybe I’d have an accident with it, SO… it’s probably better off in storage until spring. Coming up soon, Kathy and I will be leaving on vacation. We’re heading out on March 8th for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for a week. While there, we’ll take in an all-Corvair event; ‘the Spring Warm-Up’ and plug our upBay State Corvairs VairForce coming NECC / CORSA International Convention being held right here in Sturbridge, MA this July. From South Carolina we’re headed to Florida from the 16th – the 27th before getting back to MA on April 1st. We’ll be staying in St Augustine for 1 night and 10 nights in Orlando. We plan to visit with Chuck & Sharon Leonard and my brother Paul. So stay tuned, next month I’ll see if I can put together a report on the Carolina Club’s Spring Warm-Up in Myrtle Beach and I’ll be keeping my eyes focused on finding any southern Corvairs as I send Dave my View From the Front from Orlando, FL. If any of you have a reason to e-mail me during those 3 weeks we’ll be away, I will have access to the internet from time to time and I’ll be checking in. Before I close I do want to mention the CORSA Convention. We held another Planning Session this time in Southington, CT on March 18th with a good number of Bay State Club members in attendance. It is coming together but there is still a tremendous amount of work that needs to be finished to make this convention as successful as it could be. Have YOU made your reservations yet? What are you waiting for? FYI, the Sturbridge Host Hotel is fully booked and I heard that the Super 8 is as well. From the last report, there is still room at The Hampton Inn and I’d suggest checking on-line at the Sturbridge Chamber of Commerce for the names of any other hotel/ motels close by. Even the Chairman of this Convention, Brian O’Neill is amazed at the speed at which the rooms in Sturbridge are being booked so please, if you haven’t already, call and book your room for all or part of this first ever New England area CORSA International Convention. It’ll be the place for anyone with an interest in the Corvair to be from July 25-28. Additionally, through all the excitement of planning for the Convention, a couple of sharp eyed club members picked up on a glaring oversight; on the last Wednesday in July, the 25th, most of us will be out in Sturbridge. Oooops! So for this July, we’ll look into backing up our Club’s Monthly Meeting by 1 week to July 18th. Please note, this is not etched in stone. We’ll have to check with Kevin, the owner of The Tavern Restaurant to see if anyone else has booked our meeting room for that night. We’ll give you plenty of advanced notice so watch the back page of your VairForce Newsletter’s ‘Club Calendar of Events’ page, to be sure. Well, in the immortal words of one “Porky Pig” when he said, “That’s All Folks”!! It’s bye for now. Have a safe month everyone and I’ll be talking to you next month from sunny Florida. Ray 3 March 2012 Club ‘Pizza Night’ at Doyle’s Bar & Grill By Ray ‘B’ Where were you on the evening of Saturday, February th 11 ? Well all the ‘cool kids’ were at Doyle’s Restaurant in South Easton, MA for our annual ‘night out with the gang’. Rest assured it’s nothing really special. In fact, it was first started up as a way to get the club members together during the club’s ‘off show season’. It proved to be a popular way to break up the winter doldrums and get out for a fun evening with other club members socially and to bat the breeze for a few hours. Of course the weather was always an unknown factor but I never recall one being cancelled due to bad weather. This February edition was no exception. Although the attendance was down a little, we all had a terrific evening. Good food and a couple of drinks followed by our annual invitation back to Jerry & Marcia Connors beautiful and spacious condo for dessert and coffee which really fire going in the fireplace for us to warm up by. As usual, caps off the evening. By the time we drove the ½ mile to his condo, Jerry had flipped the switch and had a gorgeous the club came through and supplied desserts of all kinds to share around. Elaine made sure we had a disposable table cloth and paper products ready to make ‘bachelor’ Jerry’s clean-up a snap. Jerry’s wife Marcia was vacationing in Florida and he left the next day to join her there. Just about everyone that came to Doyle’s came back to Jerry’s for a couple of hours and for me, this is always the best part of these outings where you can just sit and relax over a hot cup of coffee and chat with so many great club members. We always have the best times when we get together and we can’t thank the Connors’ enough for generously opening their home to our group year after year. Marcia, you’ve trained Jerry well to be the perfect host. You should be very proud of him! For those of you who skipped or couldn’t attend, keep it in mind to try to make it next winter. This is reason #57 why BSCC’s the best!! From the Editor’s Laptop... vertible, but my progress as you know has been nil. I keep saying I’ll get to it when I have time, that I have to Well, here I am typing the editor’s article...the sun is just just put action items into my “schedule” to get it starting to come up and I’m sitting here at my desk at work. done...well, you know the story. So I thought, why not I’m trying to get this month’s issue so I can e-mail it out to try them on the sedan? Should look pretty cool. you and then break away sometime to get the hard copies 3. Corsa Convention thoughts; We’ve just completed the printed at Staples. I’ve been finding it more difficult to sponsor advertising form to mail out to vendors (see print at home the last few months. It just takes too much pages 15 and 16). I’m on the hook for putting the Contime. vention Souvenir Booklet together. Also remembering I need to contact the hotel to add A lot of thoughts are flowing through my head right now. A Tuesday, July 24th to my stay at the few to share with you: Host Hotel. We’ll want to get there 1. Work thoughts; I have to prepare for my day! Meetings to help set up for the Corvair invaand conference calls to attend, reports to prepare, prosion of Sturbridge. I’m looking forjects to push to completion. ward to attending. Hope you are too! 2. Corvair thoughts; I want to purchase tires to fit the fourVairy Truly Yours, teen inch rims that I have to see how they look on the Dave sedan. I had originally bought them to use on the conBay State Corvairs VairForce 4 March 2012 See Toys, next page Bay State Corvairs VairForce 5 March 2012 Toys (Continued From Page 5) Business, noting that he still considers composition and the visual experience conveyed by what has become his pastime. “It’s really like having a museum, “ he said. “There is something for everyone here, young and old. Lots of people would be like me and remember things from an earlier time. Other people will learn about times gone by. Still others would see things very popular or brought back today.” Through the years Rowman has obtained hios collection by attending flea markets, yard sales, going out of business sales, the recycle center and dumps. “Some things I buy but I really like to dicker.” he said. “A lot of things I just find. Today we live in a ‘throw away society.’ One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Among his assortment of sports collectibles is a baseball autographed by Ted Williams. Rowman found it at the dump. It maintains a place of honor in a package with a vintage baseball hero action figure. There is also an array of Dale Earnhardt collectibles Rowman amassed following the racecar drivers death. Though objects in the garage span the years before World War II to present day culture, the predominant decades represented are the 50’s and 60’s. “That was my era,” said Rowman, who recounts events and moments from those times with detail. He describes his memories like scenes out of the movie “American Graffiti.” The film is well represented with items throughout the collection. Mel’s Diner, drive-ins and old gasoline filling stations are memorialized in photos, buttons, and figurines. Tunes drifting from the sound system adding to the space’s ambiance Rowman identifies as “doo-wop.” Rowman’s collection is displayed in cases, trays, and cabinets he crafted from second hand furniture and storage units found at flea markets and yard sales. Using discarded CD holders, cassette trays and odd findings, he has designed and constructed pieces that show his treasures complete with labels, linings and stands. “You have to be handy these days, he said, demonstrating how drawers were identified and display cases rotated. “It’s too expensive not to be.” An entire wall of the garage is devoted to meticulously stacked model cars of varying sizes with labels like Johnny Lightning, Hess, and NASCAR. A walk-in cedar closet houses Matchbox, Hot Wheels, more NASCAR miniature autos and numerous toy airplanes. A section of the closet door is lined with photos and mementos of Rowman’s service in the US Navy during the early 1960s. A herd of toy dinosaurs rules a shelf at the garage’s opposite end. A replica of George Jetson orbits another cabinet. Numerous Smurfs are placed methodically below an assembly of Rugrats characters. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs rest against another shelf while a collection of toy firefighter and fire engine memorabilia stand high above the other toys—one at the ready stationed in the bucket of a battery operated ladder truck. Another corner tells the tale of American television Bay State Corvairs VairForce through the decades. Photos, buttons and toys representing shows including Sergeant Bilko, Hogan’s Heroes, McHale’s Navy, Gilligan’s Island, The Love Boat and Gunsmoke, line the walls and counters. Hazel, Bewitched, Mod Squad, Starsky and Hutch, Father Knows Best, Leave it to Beaver and All in the Family evoke thoughts of an earlier lifestyle and culture. The face of Dr. Marcus Welby smiles from one corner as that of Howdy Doody laughs from another. Politics does not escape representation in Rowman’s collection. A George W. Bush Halloween mask, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dog chew toys and the iconic campaign button with the sentiment “I like Ike” can be found. An array of trophies from auto shows holds a place of honor on one shelf. Parked outside in the driveway is the awards recipient; a red 1963 Corvair. “I really love cars the most of everything”, said Rowman, pointing out the carpeted area of the garage where he stores the car. “It has never seen rain or snow or bad weather,” he added. During the warmer months he enjoys car shows and competitions and travels to several in the region each season. Rowman is willing to share his hobby with others who would like to visit and welcomes Boy and Girl Scouts or senior citizen groups to discuss such plans with him. “It’s no fun having all this unless I can share it,”, he said. “I know just about everyone will see something that will trigger memories. I see something different every time I look around. And it’s always something that makes me happy, something I enjoy.” 6 March 2012 The Original 4DSC sports car. The choices were nearly the same from all the manufacturers. In 1960, the first small cars from the bigBy Dave Silvia three arrived on the scene, the Falcon, the Valiant, and the There have been dozens of articles Corvair. They were all aimed at the economy car market. written about the Corvair’s technical atThen something changed. tributes and the many Corvair firsts. We Late in 1960, Chevrolet added the Monza trim level to have all heard them: unit body, rearthe new Corvair. It had sporty trim and bucket seats. At engine, turbocharging, fully-independent first it was only available on the Coupe, but in 1961the suspension, air-cooling, etc. None of these were actually Monza trim level was available on the four door sedan as automotive firsts but the Corvair was the first successful well. Suddenly, you could get something you could not get implementation of many of these features (at least in the on a lot of other 4-door, cars: bucket seats and a four on the US). However, there is one thing in which the Corvair was floor – the stuff sports cars are made of. A 1961 Corvair first; it was the first 4-door sports car. Monza Sedan with a 4-speed and the optional 98hp engine Nissan actually coined the term 4-Door Sports Car back would be ticket for someone wanting a 4-door sports car; it in the late 1980’s and applied it to the Maxima. In fact, was nimble, peppy, and fun-to-drive. It even had bucket they even had decals on the windows that said 4DSC with 4-Door Sports Car written underneath. There is probably no single definition of what a sports car is but most people would agree that it usually has good handling, minimum weight, and good, but not necessarily high, performance. It must also be fun to drive! It would also be a smaller, nimble car that would include a manual transmission and bucket seats. Today there are literally dozens of cars that could be considered 4-Door Sports Cars: BMW, Saab, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, Buick, Cadillac, the list of manufacturers Geoff Flynn from New York in his four door sedan racing at Lime Rock producing sporty cars with four doors is very long. Nearly every manufacturer has one in their seats and multiple carburetors like real sports cars had in automotive line-up. Even Porsche has thrown its hat into the early 1960s! Certainly, I do not know if people bought the ring with the Panamera which essentially a four door the early 4-door Monzas because they wanted a 4-Door 911. The 4-Door Sports Car appeals to people that want a Sports Car but it is very interesting that it was the first one sporty, fun-to-drive car but require a four door sedan. They available. fill a unique niche and a lot of people buy them. Back in People often look down on the early Corvair sedans. the 90’s I bought one for those reasons. This type of car Most people want Monzas, Spyders, and Corsas both conseemed to spring up in the mid-1980s but in-fact Chevrolet vertibles and coupes. Some people think they are ugly and was building them years before. undesirable, which actually makes them a bargain. I think Think back to the very early 1960s. There were few automotive choices. Yes there were a lot of different trim back to the 1960s and I do not remember anyone that had a levels and lots of different body styles but for the most part Spyder or a Corsa but I do remember lots of 4-door Corthey were all built on a full-size automotive chassis. If you vairs. They’re what people drove. They’re what I rememwanted a sports car you bought a Corvette, an MG, a Jagber riding in: 4-Door Sports Cars. uar, or a Porsche. If you wanted a sporty car that had four doors you wound up in a big car. Yes, you could buy a Chevy Impala four-door sports sedan with a hard-top, 4speed, and a 409 V8 under the hood but it wasn’t exactly a Bay State Corvairs VairForce 7 March 2012 ANNOUNCEMENTS February Meeting Refreshments Refreshments for the February Monthly Meeting will be provided by George and Ginger DeValk H E L P !!! Dear Fellow Club Members, As some of you know, but most of you don’t, I am in the process of selling my home, McCafferty Manor, in North Attleboro. I’ve bought a beautiful condo I’ll be moving into soon (hopefully) and will be moving the staggering distance of 1.3 miles from where I am now! Unfortunately, I will not be able to keep both of my Corvairs. I will probably have to sell Miss Kitty, my ’64, but will try to keep Kermit. So, in that respect, I am looking for reasonably priced (i.e. cheap) storage spaces in or near North Attleboro. If anyone can help me out or if anyone knows of any storage space in my area, or would like to buy Miss Kitty for that matter (she’s a great little car), please get in touch with me at 617.494.7221 (work) or 202.957.4326 (cell phone). Or send an e-mail to me at [email protected] (work) [email protected] (home). Any information or leads on storage spaces would be most appreciated. And if you know anyone looking for a nice little Corvair, please mention Miss Kitty to them! Thanks very much. Cathy McCafferty Got anything to say? Send any special announcements, photos and articles to yours truly Dave McMillan— [email protected] or give me a call at 401-243-3884. Bay State Corvairs VairForce 8 March 2012 Testing your Gas Gauge and Sending Unit By Jim B and Lionel B Most fuel gauges fall into one of the following four categories. It reads too low, it reads to high, it reads correct (unusual) or it doesn’t read at all (fairly common). Based on our recent challenges we’ll cover options in this article for an early Corvair. This model had a power glide tance should be when the tank is empty versus what it should read when full in photo #2. Both readings are approximate so don’t expect the exact same value as they vary from unit to unit; plus not all inexpensive meters will read as well as this meter. Next you’ll have to verify that the wires to the gauge are not broken or burnt out. With the help of a wiring diagram you should be able to check for continuity from the dash harness to the sending unit. Connect the ohm meter between the sending unit wire and the brown wire at the gauge, if it is open (you get no reading) the circuit is open. (Continued On Next Page) 1 A transmission, so we didn’t have to deal with either a clutch pedal or a floor shifter. By the way, taking out a seat to have more space if needed would be a heckuva lot easier than removing a dash unit; trust us! One of the most common problems is a bad ground connection at the sending unit. Using an ohm-meter check for continuity between the ground wire connection at the sending unit and the frame at the screw (See photo A). If there is no connectivity, remove the screw and sand the frame, install a new screw and retest. If it is good now then check the sender, remove the wire connector (brown wire) and test the sender from the post and the ground, there should be a reading. If there is none the unit is bad and has to be replaced. Any reading is good. It will depend on how much fuel is in the tank. After you have checked out your existing fuel sending unit and verified that it is indeed working, see photos #1 and #2, you can move on. Photo #1 shows what the resisBay State Corvairs VairForce 2 9 March 2012 (Continued from previous page) Now to test the main dash connections under the dash by the radio. If that is ok test between the main connector and the sending unit. On the back side of the gauge (see photo #3) you see two quick disconnects. If you do not get a reading between the two connections (photo #4) the gauge isn‘t good. If you look carefully at photo #4 you can see a break in the resistor below the two lower connections. Get yourself a good light as the work under the dash will require it. See photo #5 for what you’ll be looking for. If you have a fluorescent light it will be better as it won’t throw off heat like an incandescent does. We were able to change the gauge without removing the dash on this car. First we removed the headlight switch then unplugged the leads that are on the back of the gauge. Now there should be just enough room to get a ¼” universal socket on an ex- 3 screws, reconnect the plug onto the gauge and then reassemble the headlight switch back into the dash. Double check that you haven’t disconnected any lights or such while working in these close quarter before reconnecting the battery to check your work. If done properly your gauge should now register Options 1-3. Good luck and call if you need any help or advice. 4 tension to remove the two small screws that hold the fuel gauge into the dash. With a little bit of moving wires, etc you will now be able to remove the original gauge from the dash and install the good tested back into the dash. I was able to get my hand in there to reinstall the two small screws that I had removed., tighten the two Bay State Corvairs VairForce 5 10 March 2012 Emblem Restoration By Steve Silvia Over the years I have seen many Corvairs with reproduction emblems or worse yet, missing emblems. Nothing looks worse than seeing three holes where a Monza cross used to be or a poor quality reproduction that pits in a year. Now this is not too say the suppliers are making lousy emblems, just that many of them simply do not hold up well when exposed to the harsh climate we live in here in Southern New England. A cure is to restore the original emblems if you can. Many emblems that are exposed more, such as the Corvair Script on the deck lid simply take a beating and are usually not worth the effort to try and bring them back to life, but some, such as the Monza Cross, the Corsa “C” and the fender emblems respond quite well if cleaned. You can begin by removing the emblems from the car and cleaning them in the sink with an SOS pad. (CAUTIONWIFE MUST BE OUT OF HOUSE PRIOR TO THIS!) An old toothbrush and some dish soap also help remove the crude and dried wax. Once you have the emblems clean, allow them to dry. While this is happening, it’s a great time to compound, polish and wax the areas where the emblems where, this will allow a nice finish once they are reapplied. When the emblems are dry, you can use some 0000 steel wool and clean them to a shine. If they have painted surfaces such as the 66-69 Monza fender crosses, these can be freshened by simply spraying the emblem with semi-gloss black and using a rag with lacquer thinner to clean the paint off the surfaces. Don’t panic if you have overspray as you can clean it off. Remember, most factory emblems had imperfections as well. The nice part is that with some patience you can salvage the original emblems that came with your car. For the 110/140 or Turbo emblems, these can cleaned the same way. For the paint on these, a small artist brush is best followed with the rag and lacquer thinner to clean the edges. Once you have them Bay State Corvairs VairForce looking good, now is the time to paint the backside. Most pitting occurs from the back out as moisture builds up and has no escape. I like to paint the reverse of the emblems with black paint to help longevity. On my 66, I used a GM Duplicolor touch up bottle of universal black. This dried nicely and came with the applicator brush which simplified the job. Bear in mind that if your emblems are really bad, not much can be done to bring them back short of re-chroming. I chose to use NOS on my 66 but I did retain the front “grille” bar and the Corvair scripts. To me, there is nothing like original, so I was glad to be able to keep some of them on the car. Please insure when replacing the emblems you use the correct hardware and do not over tighten as the studs can break very easily. Now stand back and check out the difference made in such a small detail. If nothing else, the car will look better just having waxed the panel the emblem was on. Did You Know? The jaws of life was invented in 1953 for the rescue of race car drivers trapped in their cars. The first one used was so large it had to be transported in a truck. Chuck Cromwell 11 March 2012 For Sale 1963 Monza Convt. 110? P.G. Stripped for restoration. Floors cut out with new Clarks floors in place but not welded in. Car is straight / solid with very little rust. Trunk solid. Drivetrain intact and car rolls. Running condition unknown. Needs rear seat. Has front buckets & 2 tops (manual and power) but needs canvas and plastic window kit. All removed items are placed in car. Have title and lots of literature that came w/ car. $250.00 for car $90.00 for floor panel set Also have new Clarks bucket seat upholstery for both buckets ( med. blue met. ) and new Clarks carpet set, complete in Medium blue / aqua / turquoise New armrests w/ new medium blue metallic pads and new medium blue kick panels. $150 for seat upholstery $150 for carpeting $30 for armrests / kick panels Contact Jim Kenyon 774-930-0963 20% of all proceeds will go to BSCC Also For Sale (1) 1964 engine lid (1) 1964 trunk lid (both with script letters included ) (1) 1962/63 engine lid (less script) but from H.P. equipped (crossed flags) (1) set 1963 rocker panel trim moldings. 1 is excellent, 1 has minor scrape, repairable (1) set of 4 doors for early model sedan. straight / solid, not rusted. With all glass, innards, exterior and interior trim/hardware. From 900/Monza w/ stainless window trim (1) rear window for early sedan, not tinted. Make offer on any/all to Jim Kenyon 774-930-0963. 20% of proceeds to go to BSCC Bay State Corvairs VairForce 12 March 2012 History of this 1964 Corvair Convertible It was ordered and purchased brand new in Buckeye, Arizona by Mr. Winston Nash (Deceased) in 1964. Sold to Mr. Fred Millar of Norman, Oklahoma in 1983. 1-405-360-4189, frederickmillar @cox.net. Sold to Ray & Cecile Moore of Gilmanton Iron Works, NH in 2005. Due to the hot Arizona weather, it was ordered with velour seats and also three air filters because of the dusty conditions. A total reconditioning and paint was performed in 2010 by Cantin Chevrolet of Laconia, NH. Note: It also has three bullet holes. One is in the back panel behind the rear seat, one is in the left rear quarter under the small window on the driver’s side, and the third is in the right rear engine compartment under the spare tire. ORIGIN UNKNOWN!!! FOR SALE 1964 CORVAIR CONVERTIBLE FOUR SPEED MANUAL 110 HORSEPOWER Four Coats of Daytona Blue/Two Coats of Clear New and Replaced Windshield rubber, blades and arm Radio antenna Speedometer cable Directional Switch Assembly Head Light Switch Speaker Window Fuzzies Nose Grill Trim Front Bumper Re-chromed Front Bumper Guard Front and Rear Carpet Rear Plastic Window Rear Plastic Window Well and Boot Clutch Pressure Plate Bay State Corvairs VairForce Throwout Bearing Front and Rear Main Engine Seals All hydraulic lifters Rocker Arms and Balls Push Rod Tubes and Seals Thermostats (2) Dual Exhausts Tail Pipe Ends Door Sills (2) Halogen Headlights Rear Axle Bearings Left & Right Rear Axle U Joints Rear Axle Differential Seals (2) Transmission 3-4 Syncro Gear and Shaft Four Shock absorbers Plus over nine hundred (900) hours of labor For more info contact Ray Moore G.I.W., New Hampshire 603-267-6191 13 March 2012 Classifieds To place an ad contact the editor at [email protected] Corvair Repair Specialist Two Denim/khaki Bay State Corvair jackets, like new, only worn twice. One large, one small. Purchased for $100 each, will sell for $90 for both. Contact Lou Rowman at 781-837-5826. 1963 Corvan modified. 145 cubic inch, 90hp truck engine 3:27 axle, 4 speed trans, titled. Will sell for parts. Contact John Wigglesworth 508-647-9973 65 Monza sedan, white only 43,000 miles. VERY motivated! Moving, must sell! Don’t have the space to store it anymore. BO. See it at 8 Luke Rd., Everett, MA [email protected] or 617.290.2163 Brad Carroll 1964 Monza Convertible Excellent condition 81972 miles. Always garaged. Runs perfectly. Black vinyl interior. New white top. Chrome in great shape. More photos and info available. A nice fun car! $9,999 OR BO. Contact [email protected] Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10-5 P.O. Box 452 Phone (508) 588-8456 Avon, MA 02322 Cell (508)942-0161 Cell# (508) 942-0161 Bay State Corvairs VairForce 14 March 2012 Adv er t i si ngandSponsor shi p Oppor t uni t i es i nconj unct i onwi t ht he 2012I nt er nat i onalConv ent i onof t heCor v ai rSoci et yofAmer i ca St ur br i dge,Massachuset t s Jul y2528,2012 Upwa r d so f800Co r v a i re n t h us i a s t sa n dt h e i rf a mi l i e swi l lg a t h e ra tt h eSt ur br i d g eHo s tHo t e lt h i ss umme r f o rt h ec o n v e n t i o no ft h eCo r v a i rSo c i e t yo fAme r i c a ,t h ef i r s tt i met h i sa n n ua le v e n tha sbe e nh e l di nNe w En g l a n d .I t ’ sag r e a to ppo r t un i t yf o ry o ut oputy o urn a mei nf r o n to far e c e pt i v ea n dl o y a la ud i e n c e . Oppo r t un i t i e sr a n g ef r o ma d v e r t i s i n gi nt h ec o n v e n t i o ns o uv e n i rpr o g r a mbo o k l e t( g i v e nt oa l lr e g i s t r a n t s )t o s po n s o r i n gi n d i v i d ua l e v e n t s , a c t i v i t i e s , a n dmo r e .Ch e c ko ut t h e s ec h o i c e sa n dc o n t a c t ust o d a yt os e c ur ey o ur pl a c e .Ads pa c ei sl i mi t e da n ds po n s o r s h i po ppo r t un i t i e sa r ef i r s t c o mef i r s t s e r v e d ,s od o n ’ twa i tt og e to n bo a r d !De a d l i n ea n dc o n t a c ti n f o r ma t i o na ppe a r so nt h er e v e r s es i d eo ft h i spa g e . Convent i onSouveni rPr ogr am AdRat es: I n s i d eFr o n tCo v e r( f ul lpa g e ) $250. 00 I n t e r i o r1/ 3pa g e( h o r i z o n t a lo rv e r t i c a l ) $100. 00 I n s i d eBa c kCo v e r( f ul lpa g e ) $250. 00 I n t e r i o r1/ 4pa g e $75. 00 I n t e r i o rFul lPa g e $225. 00 I n t e r i o rBus i n e s sCa r d $50. 00 I n t e r i o r1/ 2pa g e $125. 00 Pa t r o n( o n e l i n ea d ) $10. 00 Not e :Theout s i debac kc ov e ri snotav ai l abl e ,asi ti sr e s e r v e df orus ebyt he2013Conv e nt i onCommi t t e e Convent i onPocketSchedul eAdRat es: Bus i n e s sCa r dSi z e $50. 00 ThePoc k e tSc he dul ei sgi v e nt oal lc onv e nt i onr e gi s t r ant s ,whot y pi c al l yc ar r yi twi t ht he matal lt i me s . Convent i onEventSponsor shi pOppor t uni t i es: Aut o c r o s s( We d n e s d a y ) $250. 00 Co bbl e s t o n eCr o s s i n gSi n g e r s( Fr i d a y ) $350. 00 Ro a dRa l l y( Th ur s d a y ) $100. 00 CPFPr e s e n t a t i o n( Th ur s d a y ) $100. 00 Co n c o ur sd ’ El e g a n c e( Fr i d a y ) $200. 00 Ne wEn g l a n dCl a mba k e( Th ur s d a y ) $200. 00 Pe o pl e s ’Ch o i c eCa rDi s pl a y( Sa t ur d a y ) $200. 00 Mo d e lCa rCo n c o ur s( Fr i d a y ) $100. 00 Ho s pi t a l i t yAr e a( pe rd a y ) $100. 00 Va l v eCo v e rRa c e s( Fr i d a y ) $100. 00 I c eCr e a mSo c i a l( Fr i d a y ) $200. 00 Ba n q ue tCo c k t a i lHo ur $150. 00 Ka r a o k ewi t hDJ( We d n e s d a y ) $50. 00 Te c hSe s s i o n s / Me e t i n g s( v a r i e d ) $50. 00 Fr i d a yPa r k i n gLo tGa me s $100. 00 Ca s i n o / Bo s t o n / Ne wpo r tTo ur s( v a r i e d ) Se et her e v e r s es i deoft hi spagef orde t ai l saboutt he s ee v e ntandac t i v i t i e s $100. 00 CORSAConv ent i on2012Advert i si ngandSponsor shi pOppor t uni t i es De adl i ne s Al la ds pa c ea nds po ns o r s hi po ppo r t uni t i e sa r es ub j e c tt opr i o r s a l e .Adma t e r i a l smus tb epr o duc t i o nr e a dydi gi t a lf i l e so r “ c a me r a r e a dy ”a r to rt y pe a b l ec o py .De a dl i nef o rs ub mi s s i o n a ndpa y me nti sMa y15,2012. Kar ao kewi t hDJ Ani nf o r ma le v e ni ngwi t ht heNECC’ so wnDJ ,St e v e nJ . We a t he rpe r mi t t i ngi twi l lb eo ut do o r sa r o undt hef i r epi t ; o t he r wi s e ,i ndo o r s .Anno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o r wi l lb ema dedur i ngt hee v e nt . Co nt ac tandSubmi s s i o ni nf o r mat i o n Da v eMc Mi l l a n 33Wo o dha v e nBl v d. No r t hPr o v i de nc e ,RI02911 Pho ne4012433884 Ema i ldma c 632000@y a ho o . c o m Fr i dayPar ki ngLo tGame s “ Sl o w Dr a g Ra c e s , ” “ J uni o r Gy mkha na ” a nd mo r e . Anno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l lb ema dea tt he e v e nta nddur i ngt ha te v e ni ng’ sa wa r dspr e s e nt a t i o ns . Aut o c r o s s Tob ec o nduc t e da t t heSt a f f o r dMo t o rSpe e dwa y , t hea ut o c r o s s i si ndi v i dua lr unsa ga i ns tt hec l o c ka r o undac o ur s ede f i ne db y py l o ns .Ope nt oa l lc o nv e nt i o nr e gi s t r a nt sus i ngaCo r v a i r ,a Co r v a i r b a s e dv e hi c l e ,o raCo r v a i r po we r e dv e hi c l e .Spo ns o r wi l lha v et hes po ns o r ’ sna meo ne v e ntdo c ume nt sgi v e nt o pa r t i c i pa nt sa nda nno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l l b e ma dea tt hee v e nta nda tt hea wa r dspr e s e nt a t i o n. Ro adRal l y At o uro nt hes c e ni cb y wa y so ft hea r e a ,i nwhi c hpa r t i c i pa nt s a r es c o r e do na dhe r e nc et ot hepr o s c r i b e dr o ut ea nda ns we r st o que s t i o nsf o und a l o ng t hewa y . Ope nt oa l lc o nv e nt i o n r e gi s t r a nt sus i ngaCo r v a i r ,aCo r v a i r b a s e dv e hi c l e ,o ra Co r v a i r po we r e dv e hi c l e .Spo ns o rwi l l ha v et hes po ns o r ’ sna me o ne v e ntdo c ume nt sgi v e nt opa r t i c i pa nt sa nda nno unc e me nt s c o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l l b ema dea t t hea wa r dspr e s e nt a t i o n. Co nc o ur sd’ El e ganc e Thef o r ma l l y j udge dc a rs ho w whe r et heb e s to ft heb e s ta r e f o und,t a ki ngpl a c eo nt hel a wna tt heSt ur b r i dgeHo s tHot e l . Ope nt oa l l c o nv e nt i o nr e gi s t r a nt se nt e r i ngaCo r v a i r , aCo r v a i r b a s e dv e hi c l e , o raCo r v a i r po we r e dv e hi c l e .Spo ns o rwi l l ha v e t hes po ns o r ’ sna meo ne v e ntdo c ume nt sgi ve nt opa r t i c i pa nt s a nda nno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l lb ema dea t t he e v e nta nda tt hea wa r dspr e s e nt a t i o n. Pe o pl e s ’Cho i c eCarDi s pl ay Thi si st hel e s sf o r ma lb i gc a rs ho w onSa t ur da y ,i nwhi c h po pul a rv o t ede t e r mi ne st hewi nne r s .Spo ns orwi l lha v et he s po ns o r ’ sna meo ne v e ntdo c ume nt sgi ve nt opa r t i c i pa nt sa nd a nno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l lb ema dea tt he e v e nta nda tt hea wa r dspr e s e nt a t i o n. Co bbl e s t o neCr o s s i ngSi nge r s Dur i ngFr i da y ’ sI c eCr e a m So c i a l ,t heCo b b l e s t o neCr o s s i ng Si nge r s ,a no ut s t a ndi ngv o c a lgr o upa nc ho r e db yCORSA me mb e r s , wi l le nt e r t a i n.Spo ns o rwi l l ha v et hes po ns o r ’ sna me o ns i gna gea nda nno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l lb e ma dea tt hee v e nt . CPFPr e s e nt at i o n TheCo r v a i rPr e s e r v a t i o nFo unda t i o n’ sa nnua lpr ogr a mo f hi s t o r i c a li nt e r e s t .Spo ns o rwi l lha v et hes po ns o r ’ sna meo n s i gna gea nda nno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes pons o rwi l lb e ma dea tt hee v e nt . Ne wEngl andCl ambake Ac o nv e nt i o nhi ghl i ght –a na ut he nt i cNe wEngl a ndCl a mb a ke t ot a kepl a c ei nt het e nto nt hel a wna l o ngs i deCe da rPo nd. Spo ns o r wi l lha v et he s po ns o r ’ s na me o ns i gna ge a nd a nno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l lb ema dea tt he e v e nt . Mo de lCarCo nc o ur s Ac o nv e nt i o nt r a di t i o nf o rb o t hy o ung a nd no t s o y o ung. Spo ns o r wi l lha v et he s po ns o r ’ s na me o ns i gna ge a nd a nno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l lb ema dea tt he a wa r dspr e s e nt a t i o n. Val v eCo v e rRac e s The“ Pi ne wo o dDe r b y ”o fa ut o mo b i l ev a l v ec o v e r s .Spo ns o r wi l lha v et hes po ns o r ’ sna meo ns i gna gea nda nno unc e me nt s c o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l lb ema dea tt hee v e nt . Banque tCo c kt ai lHo ur I t ’ sac a s hb a rb uts po ns o rwi l lha v et hes po ns o r ’ sna meon s i gna gea nda nnounc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt hes po ns o rwi l lb e ma dedur i ngt heb a nque t . Ho s pi t al i t yAr e a A pl a c ewhe r ec o nv e nt i o na t t e nde e sc a nme e ta ndmi ngl e t hr o ugho ut t hewe e k, wi t hr e f r e s hme nt sa ndl i ght s na c ks .Ea c h da y ’ ss po ns o rwi l lha v et hes po ns o r ’ sna meo ns i gna gepl a c e d i nt hea r e a . Te c hSe s s i o ns / Me e t i ngs Se v e r a l di f f e r e nt t e c hs e s s i o nsa nds pe c i a l t ygr o upme e t i ngswi l l t a kepl a c edur i ngc o nv e nt i onwe e k. Spo ns o rwi l lha v et he s po ns o r ’ sna meo ns i gna gea nda nno unc e me nt sc o nc e r ni ngt he s po ns o rwi l lb ema dea tt hee v e nt . I c eCr e am So c i al At t hee ndo ft heCORSAAnnua lMe e t i ngo nFr i da y , a t t e nde e s c a ne nj o yde s s e r t wi t ha“ s e r v e y o ur s e l f ”s e l e c t i o no fi c ec r e a ms a ndt o ppi ngs .Spo ns o rwi l l ha v et hes po ns o r ’ sna meo ns i gna ge a nda nno unc e me nt swi l lb ema dea tt hee v e nt . Cas i no / Bo s t o n/ Ne wpo r tTo ur s Thr e es e pa r a t eo f f s i t et o urwi l lb ec o nduc t e d, a nds po ns o r sc a n ha v et he i rna mea s s o c i a t e dwi t ha nyo ra l lo ft he s et o ur s . Don’ tmi s sout !Ad/ Spons orde adl i nei sMay15,2012 MARCH 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 Friday 2 Saturday 3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jim O’HAre 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 Saint Patrick’s Day HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Anita Anderson 11 Daylight Savings Spring Ahead! 12 13 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Edward Raposa HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Norma Richardson Cameron Guillou 18 19 20 21 22 HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! BIRTHDAY! 25 Jason Cesana Donna Nedderman 26 27 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Ruth Ann Nickel Bay State Corvairs VairForce 23 24 HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! BIRTHDAY! 28 Monthly Meeting at the Tavern 7 PM 15 Steve Hanington Brenda Baxter 29 30 31 HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! BIRTHDAY! Elaine Cromwell Juan Rivera March 2012 BAY STATE CORVAIR CLUB CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, February 29th…Monthly Meeting at the Tavern, Route 1, Plainville, MA 7PM Thursday, April 19th………..First Cruise night at Bass Pro Shop—sponsored by the Mass Cruisers Sunday, May 6th …………….23rd Annual Spring Brunch at Raffael’s, Route 1A in Walpole, MA Saturday, May 19th………….CNHCA Annual Spring Dust-off, Hopkinton FairGrounds, Hopkinton, NH June 8-10…………………….26th Annual Manchester Antique & Classic Car Show, Manchester, VT Sunday, June 24th…………...RICOA All Chevy Show, Diamond Hill State Park, Rte. 114 Cumberland, RI Sunday, July 8th……………..BSAAC 41st Annual Endicott Show, 656 East St., Dedham, MA Wed-Sat. July 25th-28th…….2012 CORSA International Convention, Sturbridge, Massachusetts Saturday, August 4th………..VolksVair—A fun, low key air-cooled gathering at Hebert’s Candy Mansion Saturday, August 11…………Rally to the Roast—Campers World, Hopeville, CT (Raindate 08.25) Details coming! Saturday, September 16th…..Twin River Show Sunday, September 30th…….Fort Adams in the Fall Show, Newport, RI—Corvair Heritage Day Saturday, October 6th……….Waterman Lake, Greenville, RI Saturday, October 13th……..Phantom Farms September TBD, 2013……….Fall Classic at Clarks Corvair Parts For Sale! Details Page 12. The Bay State Corvair Club is the original Massachusetts chapter of CORSA (#017 of the Corvair Society of America), established in 1974. Club meetings are typically held the last Wednesday night of each month (except December) at 7PM at the Tavern from Tower Square, 119 Washington St., Plainville, MA. Dues are $20.00 per year. Renewal of Membership occurs in January. New members joining in October-December will be prorated the next year’s membership. www.baystatecorvairs.org Bay State Corvairs VairForce Check out the club website at 16 March 2012